Years ago, Andrea Trinchieri bought a few alpaca to help mow his lawn, but soon he and his wife Nadia Foglia had installed spinning machines at home and were selling their yarn and knitwear as a full time job. They do it all – shearing, cleaning. carding, spinning, weaving and even a bit of dying (with plants) – so the final product is what they call “kilometer zero”.
Initially, it wasn’t easy to find equipment for their small batch farm; their first purchase was a carding machine from 1890. Over time, Andrea has built custom parts for the machines and even a computer-assisted wooden loom.
